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4 <br />The property cannot have been repaired or rehabilitated with public funding of <br />$5,000 or more within the past 10 years. <br />Properties must remain affordable after rehabilitation meaning the post <br />rehabilitation value cannot exceed $200,160. Orange County makes this <br />determination after bids are received and the results will be available for review. <br />Informing potential applicants about SFR2008 will consist of several measures. <br />All local governments in the County will be notified that the project is unden~vay. A <br />press release will be issued to the local newspapers serving Orange County. <br />Information will also be placed at the Senior Centers, Department of Social <br />Services, Health Department, local housing non-profit organizations, and local <br />churches. <br />How are applications ranked? There are many more eligible households (with <br />eligible houses) than can be assisted with the available funds. (Statewide, less than <br />one eligible household out of 1,000 can be assisted under SFR2008.) Therefore, <br />Orange County has devised the following priority system to rank eligible applicants, <br />determine which of them will be selected for assistance and in what order. Under this <br />system applicants will receive points for falling into certain categories of special need. <br />The applications will be ranked according to which receive the most points. <br />Priority Ranking System for Orange County's <br />zuuts Singe-ramily Rehabilitation Program <br />Special Needs (for definitions, see below) Points <br />Elderly Head of Household (62 or older) 4 <br />Disabled Head of Household 4 <br />Disabled or Elderly Household Member (not Head of Household) 2 <br />Income (See Income Table above) Points <br />Less than 30% of County Median Income 8 <br />30% to 50% of County Median Income 5 <br />50% to 80% of County Median Income 1 <br />In the case of equivalent rankings based on the above criteria the applicant <br />with the lowest percentage of median income will rank highest. <br />The definitions of special needs populations are: <br />• Elderly. An individual aged 62 or older. <br />• Disabled: A person who has a physical, mental or developmental disability that <br />greatly limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or <br />is regarded as having such impairment. <br />• Head of Household: The person or persons who own(s) the house. <br />• Household Member. Any individual who is an occupant (defined below) of the <br />unit to be rehabilitated shall be considered a "household member" (the number of <br />